As you're probably well aware, the wiimote and nunchuck have a vast array of sensors built into them. Instead of buying pre-assembled breakout board for $35, or attempting to solder a tiny surface mount accelerometer, learn to exploit the features...

Although the title of this post may sound a bit advanced or intimidating, fear not grasshopper, data visualization is actually quite simple. Using an outstanding program called Processing, we can read data through our computer's serial port and...

In the past we've seen plenty of flat, hard multitouch displays. Even a multitouch pad you can build yourself in just 5 minutes. This multitouch pad, on the other hand uses several force sensors covered by a foam pad to read human input. The...

Use a bluetooth adapter and some free software to read data from your wiimote's accelerometer and sensors.Ã‚ There are fantastic connectivity tutorials here and here using software is avaliable for Mac, PC, and Linux.Ã‚ Why would you want...

Learn to build a robust, hexapod robot capable of carrying a human passenger.Ã‚ The robot can also be made fully autonomous with the addition of a few sensors and a little programming.Ã‚ The author has a detailed tutorial with plenty of...

Using the WiiFit as a foot pedal to control bass and the Wiimote's accelerometer and sensors as drumsticks, this modder built his own simulated drum set.Ã‚ Different gestures and joystick buttons result in various drum sounds.Ã‚ The...

Using some gyros and sensors and the Arduino for a brain, this group of roboticists created their own segway-like balancing robot.Ã‚ The project details are listed below and you can read the entire build process.Ã‚ This project uses DC...

Using sensors, an old PC, LCD screen, lots of sensors and few X10 home automation parts, one man built a mini-house in his backyard packed full of electronics.Ã‚ The house also features a flickering LED fireplace and a Disneyland-like magic...

Starting with a lame Wall-E toy, this hacker gutted it to the bare bones, attached servos, infrared sensors, LEDs, and a microcontroller to resurrect it into an lifelike autonomous beast. The author has a well documented build, filled with plenty...